Improvement in cant-hooks



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o. P. FRANTZ AND E. BRoAD, or. sir. ANTHONY, M ricrescita.l

Leners Patent No. 93,981, dated Arty-ust 24, 1869.

IMPRovnMENT IN CANT-3003s.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making paxt o! theame.

'marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain improvements in the construction of sockets by which cant-hooks are attached to their staves, and consists in providing an ordinary socket with a. vertical split for a portion of its length which operates in connection with a' sliding ring, to secure the socket to the staff, as will hereinafter more fully appear.

In the drawings- Figure l is a side elevation, and

Figure 2, a 'ont elevation of our invention.

To enable those skilled in the ait to make and use our invention, we will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

A represents the tapering socket, in which the 'end of the staff is inserted.

B is a projection on the upper end of the socket, in which are located the ears b, to which the hook is pivoted. r'.Ihe oppositeV side is provided with a vertical s1ot,b'J which extends part way down the same.

C is a ring, which slides on the'tapering socket, and

is somewhat smaller than the vslotted upperend there of, and, whenrforced up, contracts the same, and causes it to bind the end of the staff` closely.

XVe 'are aware that a socket somewhat resembling ours was patented by J. W.Gerrish, October 8, 1867. His, however, has no slot or ring, and, therefore, is not `adj u stable to the extent that ours is. Neither are the ears of his located abovel the socket, but are forged on the same. y v

The advantage of having the ears on a projection above the socket is, that they are out of the. way of the ring, which would otherwise be prevented' from sliding to the end of the socket.

By the use of the slot and ring, We are enabled to compensate for the shrinking of the sta..

Having thus fully described our invention,

' What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The' tapering socket A, provided with the projection B, with its ears b, the slot b', and ring C, arranged and operating as desciibed, for the purpose set forth;

This specification signed and witnessed,this 19th day of' April, 1869.

' O. P. FRANTZ.

BROAD.

Witnesses:

D. A. SEcoME, ELIJAH. MoULToN. 

